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Q244907: WD97: Vertical Alignment Causes Incorrect Text Wrapping

Article: Q244907
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word8 word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you change the vertical alignment of your page and move a picture to the
top of your page, text may wrap incorrectly around a blank area within your
text.

NOTE: This problem can also occur with AutoShapes.


WORKAROUND
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To prevent this problem, do one of the following:

- Change the wrapping style of your picture to either In front of text or
  Behind text. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click to select your picture.

  2. On the Format menu, click Picture.

  3. On the Wrapping tab, click Top & bottom and click OK.

-or-

- Change the vertical alignment of your page. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the File menu, click Page Setup.

     NOTE: If Page Setup is not available, make sure your picture is not
     selected.

  2. On the Layout tab, change the Vertical alignment box to Top.

  3. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

NOTE: To prevent the picture from affecting the wrapping of your text, you may
need to resize your picture, move the text down away from the picture by placing
the insertion point at the start of the text and pressing ENTER, or move your
picture into the header of the page.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbdta word8 word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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